Quiz device



Feb. 14, 1950 R, E, APPEL 2,497,220@

` QUIZ DEVICE Filed May 24, 1947 HY T ICS --EL- n' elves s THE Yvzosmncs rosucu n nanas.

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Patented Feb. 14, 1950 UNI-TED STATES P25517lElNiIf"V GII-FICE QUIZ' DEVICE Roberts. Appel, chicagpgm eppncafiongrviayefi, 1947; eener-No. 'zi-5eme solenne.. (o1. 35e-3.5.)

This. invention relates: toe.. improvements iny quiz devicesandzit consists.o.thei.-matters herein after described and; more particularly` pointed. out. in the appended. claims.

@ne ofthe obj ectsiof theA invention is tofprovdeY a device by. whiehapersonmay. takea quiz requiring.- they. revision-:o certain.; statements, ques.-Y tions or other montera. errang-eden: some: ofthe'.- sheets of the-device and thereafterreceive axquck and accurateI check V,of the; revisions made on .sa-id sheets by associating saidalrst=-.mentionedsheets.` and Ao thersheets sothat onegis superimposed'tupon the other.-

Anothver object ofthe invention is toprovide. a... device of. this kind, which is; of simple.: construction enabling-production atnlovw,` cost\whichzhas,f ani-entertaining and instructivevalue,` and which isn'` useful in determining the,Y ability, A aptitude.. knowledge and observancefotfthe;=,persorrusir1s:. the device.

It is an object of the, invention to provide means whereby the,A examine@l may hit1self-re.- reedV the question or matterrequirine-.grevisiom read his inscribed response and-,read the; printed f correct answer directlyV byv-nieans-of.;associatedj sheets, at least one oi. which is -transparent;

Also, it is an object. of the. invention to provider.:I a device of this kind reqniringK writtenor Yinscribed revisions of matter forming apart thereof and which matter, when revisedhmay y.bequickly and easily checked .for accuracyeither byV the per-- SQIL meting therevisiorr or be Some other.-person..v

Theabove mentioned objectsoffthe inventions together with others. will, morevfuliy appear asf the specication proceeds..

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is aperspective Vew.of .,afquizdevice1em.- bodying the invention? when. made up ingbook form', with certainr of thestatement sheets. shown-v asturned back. from their closedy position, betterto show the arrangement .of the associated revision sheets and v covering and sealing sheet for the latter.

Fig. 2 is a viewsimilar to Fig. 1, showing one of?, the revision sheets of vthe device.arranged,in .a. superposed relation. upon an associatml.V statement sheet of the device.,

Fig.3 is a longitudinal sectional. viewthrough. abook form of the invention-when infa ,closed condition and on anexaggerated scale-,ias taken on the line 3-3 of Fig.. 1;

Fig..4 is a transversesectional viewfthrough the device of Fig. 1 when the device :.isinvits closed Conditien; @ls-taken onetheline .4f-Lof.; Figa. 1 and.; oetheeeels offria-f or. pages. of. device., and which will beamoreg fully. referred. to; later.I

Ingeneral, theeimproved devicem-ay be made in .several dilerenterma butin any formmust-f.

include. at leastv two associated, sheets, one. of; which is, substantially. transparent., Onexoi. said'. Sheetshas indicia thereon inl the; former ques: ticnshr comnletegstatements having correctable errors in sementtheareas-thereof1orincomplete..

s,telternerl-.ts.y by. rea-sons; oi.. blank.. Spacesv therein; and in which must be inscribed. matterv suchjesf. wordsL figures and thanks-as are necessaryto complete the incomnlete-.or inaccuratestatements or other.l matter. disposed in certainoi itsareas the correct revision matter whichwill .register withv the areas.

or. blank spaces of the said one of said sheets,

sothatv when the sheet'which is substantiallyI transparent, is superposedl on the other sheet,

the-:latter is `:visible therethrough and a. quick and@ accurate check ot ther matter inscribed by the.

uselupon said oneoiy said sheets maybemade.

P-referablyfthe. sheet .containing the matter to.. be revised is made. of opaquematerial andl thaty sheet of the device is hereinafter conveniently.

termed the Statementff sheet. The other sheet,

which is made oivtransparent material, is hereinafter convenientlytermed the Revision sheet.

The preferred embodiment of. the invention is, one wherein thereis a revision sheet for and associated with each statement sheet, and these sheets, which are disposed. in normally separated sets,A are. employed in connection with a. supporting or backing sheet.

and coversheetsare preferably thicker and stiffer than the statement andthe revision sheets.

Also, thelatterset of .sheets is. preferably sealed to the covering sheet by a breakable seal..

Referring nowA in vdetail to, that embodiment.

of the inventionllustrated inthe drawingstheL improved quiz deviceincludes a.. set of statement sheets lil, one'ofwhich appears in Fig. 5 and a... set`A of revisionv sheets ,I I, one of whichqappearszim 55.1 Fis.: 6 ,f lthere being i. one i revisionH I,sheet fors asso ,'Ll'ie.; other of saidsheets has..-

A cover for the: devicev may be provided so that the sets of sheets` are disposedbetween the ,backing sheet and the, cover andare protected thereby. The backing.

ciation with each statement sheet of the device. Preferably each statement sheet, which is preferably made of' opaque paper, is longer and narrower than each revision sheet, which is preferably made of a transparent sheet material, such for example as a good grade of tracing paper.

Each statement sheet I bears suitable indicia or other matter thereon requiring revision. As shown, this matter is in the form of statements IE-2 in inscribed lines extending across the sheet. In the statement sheets, certain words may be erroneously used as at I3 and blank spaces le may be provided, in which the user may insert the missing matter.

Each revision sheet Il bears thereon certain revision matter (in this instance words) I5 preferably in a color different from that used for the statements, etc. on the statement sheets. Said matters are so disposed in areas or portions of the revision sheet that when said sheet is superposed upon an associated statement sheet a', these areas or portions will occupy a position over the areas or portions I3 and I4 of the associated statement sheets. Where the revision matter is of such character as to correct an error in spelling, or misuse of a Word, such revision matter preferably includes a deletion or strikeout line IE, as appears in the upper portion of Fig. 6. When the sheets are superposed, as before mentioned, said line will delete the error and show the correct or proper word thereabove. When such revision matter registers with a blank space I4 on the associated statement sheet, there is, of course, no necessity for the use of the strike-out line I6.

Preferably each associated statement and revision sheet bears, in a convenient, out-of-theway place, the same identifying character I'.

The sets of sheets II] and II are preferably employed in connection with a back member I8 of relatively stiff paper and which, at one end, has a cover 2U connected thereto by means of a hinge I. By reason of the hinge, the cover 2 may be swung from the closed position of Fig. 3 to the open position of Fig. 1 and vice versa. preferred that the back, the cover and the hinge be made from the same piece of stock, but this is not absolutely necessary so far as the invention is concerned.

A set of the revision sheets I I is disposed upon the back member I8 and one lateral margin of this set is attached to one lateral margin of the back, as by means of staples 2I that appear in Figs. 1 and 4. When so attached the top ends of the revision sheets terminate short of the hinge 29, as best appears in Figs. 1 and 2.

A set of the statement sheets I0 is disposed with the upper end margin engaged in the hinge I9 and is then fixed thereto by the staples 22 which best appear in Fig. 3. When so fixed in place, the bottom edge and one side edge of the statement sheets will coincide with the like edges of the revision sheets and the other side edge of the statement sheets will be spaced inwardly from the similar edges of the revision sheets to expose that lateral margin of the latter sheets that are stapled to the back member I8.

If desired, an opaque covering sheet 23 may be arranged between the sets of statements and revision sheets le and I I and this covering sheet is xed at its upper margin, in the hinge I9 by the staples 22, before mentioned. A breakable seal 2d (see Fig. 1) fastens the bottom margins of the revision sheets II to the like margin of the 'covering sheet 23 to discourage usine-the re- It is vision sheets for checking purposes until each and every statement sheet has been revised by the user.

In the use of the device, the user revises the statement sheets in their consecutive order and when said revision has been completed, the seal 24 is then broken to unseal the revision sheets.

After the cover 20 has been folded back, a lifting of the covering sheet 23 will permit the rst revision sheet to be opened or hinged along its fixed margin to free it from the others. The covering sheet 23 and the statement sheets are swung back toward and into engagement upon the remainder of the revision sheets and this brings the first statement sheet in its revised condition, uppermost. The first revision sheet is then swung back to overlie and be superposed upon the first statement sheet so that the revision matter or indicia I5 and I6 thereon will register with the errors I3 and blank spaces Iii of the rst statement sheet therebeneath. As the revision sheets I l are transparent the indicia on the statement sheet is visible therethrough and as the revision matter is of a different color than the indicia on the statement sheet, it will readily contrast therewith and enable a quick and accurate check of the revisions made by the user on the associated statement sheet.

After the first statement sheet has been checked, as described, the others may, likewise, be checked in succession.

The improved device has an educational, as Well as an entertaining value. It is of simple construction so that it may be produced at low cost, and also'may be readily used and understood by persons of ordinary intelligence.

The improved device is also of advantage for use in classroom Work in schools and the like since it permits the instructor quickly to grade the students using the same.

While in describing the invention I have referred in detail to the form and arrangement of the parts involved in the preferred form of the device, the same is to be considered only in the illustrative sense and therefore I do not wish to be limited thereto except as may be specically set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A quiz device embodying therein a supporting backing sheet, a set of substantially opaque statement sheets and a set of substantially transparent revision sheet, there being a revision sheet for association with each statement sheet, the set of statement sheets being xed along one margin to a part of the backing sheet and the set of revision sheets being fixed along one margin to another part of the backing sheet, each sheet of each set being swingable about its fixed margin so that any revision sheet may be disposed in superposed relation upon its associated statement sheet, each statement sheet having indicia thereon, certain portions of which are arranged for revision by the user, each revision sheet having in certain areas thereof revision portions that are arranged substantially to register with said portions of the associated statement sheet when superposed thereon, thereby affording a direct Visual comparison of the revisions made by the user in said portion of the indicia on the statement sheet, with the pertinent revision matter on the revision sheet.

2. A quiz device embodying therein a supporting backing sheet, a set of opaque statement sheets and a set of substantially transparent revision sheets, there being a revision sheet for association with each statement sheet, the sheets of one set being fixed along one margin to a part of the backing sheet and the sheets of the other set being Xed along one margin to another part of the backing sheet, a separating sheet arranged between the set of statement sheets and the set of revision sheets, means providing a seal connection between said separating sheet and the sheets in the set of revision sheets and adapted to be broken, for a release of the revision sheets, after said statement sheets have been revised by the user, each sheet in each set being swingable about its iixed margin to permit superposing it upon the associated sheet in the other set, each statement sheet having indicia thereon, certain portions of which are arranged for revision by the user, each revision sheet having in certain areas thereof revision portions that are arranged substantially to register with said portions of the associated statement sheet when said revision sheet is in direct contact with its associated statement sheet, said revision sheet affording a direct visual comparison of the revisions made by the user in said portion of the indicia on the associated statement sheet, with the pertinent revision matter on the revision sheet.

3. A quiz device embodying therein a supporting back sheet, a set of substantially opaque statement sheets and a set of transparent revision sheets that are wider and shorter than the statement sheets, means for securing a lateral margin of the set of revision sheets to a lateral margin of the back sheet, means for securing an end margin of the set of statement sheets to the back sheet along a line transversely of said lateral margin of the back sheet and in overlying relation upon the set of revision sheets while exposing said lateral margin thereof and with an end margin of the revision sheets arranged short of said end margin of the statement sheets Whereby the revision sheets may be manipulated each to overlap an associated statement sheet, said statement sheets each having indicia thereon, certain portions of which are arranged for revision by the user, said revision sheets having in certain areas thereof revision portions that are arranged substantially to register with said portions of the statement sheets when a revision sheet is superposed upon an associated statement sheet so that the latter is visible through the re- 6 vision sheet, thereby affording a direct visual comparison of the revisions made by the user in said portions of the indicia on statement sheet therebeneath, with the pertinent overlying matter on the revision sheet.

4. A quiz device embodying therein a supporting back sheet, a set of substantially opaque statement sheets and a set of transparent revision sheets that are Wider and shorter than the statement sheets, means for securing a lateral margin of the set of revision sheets to a lateral margin of the back sheet, means for securing an end margin of the set of statement sheets to the back sheet along a line transversely of the backing sheet and in overlying relation to the set of revision sheets While exposing said margin thereof and with an end margin of the revision sheets arranged short of said end margin of the statement sheets whereby the revision sheets may be manipulated each to overlap an associated statement sheet, said statement sheets each having indicia thereon, certain portions of which are arranged for revision by the user, said revision sheets having in certain areas thereof revision portions that are arranged substantially to register with said portions of the statement sheets when a revision sheet is superposed upon an associated statement sheet so that the latter is visible through the revision sheet, thereby affording a direct visual comparison of the revisions made by the user in said portions of the indicia on statement sheet therebeneath, a covering sheet arranged between said sets of sheets and xed at one end to the back sheet, and means for sealing a margin of the set of revision sheets to a margin of the covering sheet.

ROBERT E. APPEL.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,163,184 Thompson Dec. 7, 1915 1,253,908 Thompson Jan. 15, 1918 1,510,110 Schmidt Sept. 30, 1924 2,137,736 Watkins Nov. 22, 1938 2,213,225 Maggioni Sept. 3, 1940 

